transcription, транскрипция: [ pri:dɪspəzɪʃ(ə)n ]
( predispositions)
1.
If you have a predisposition to behave in a particular way, you tend to behave like that because of the kind of person that you are or the attitudes that you have. ( FORMAL )
There is a thin dividing line between educating the public and creating a predisposition to panic.
N-COUNT : usu with supp , oft N to-inf , N to/towards n / -ing
2.
If you have a predisposition to a disease or illness, it is likely that you will suffer from that disease or illness. ( FORMAL )
...a genetic predisposition to lung cancer.
N-COUNT : with supp , usu N to/towards n